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Medicine.- Dupuytren (Guillaume) Lecons Orales de Clinique Chirurgicale, 4 vol., first edition, lacking half-titles, scattered spotting, occasional faint water-staining, ex-Salford Royal Hospital with ink-stamps and manuscript note to titles, new endpapers, contemporary cloth, recased, modern printed paper spine labels, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Heirs of Hippocrates 1324], Paris, 1832-34 § Schurig (Martin) Muliebria Historico-Medica, hoc est Partium Genitalium Muliebrium, previous owner's ink inscription to title, tear to title with neat old repair, spotting and staining, modern boards, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, Dresden & Leipzig, Christopher Hekel, 1729; 8vo & 4to (5). *** The first mentioned "is considered to be the publication which most clearly reflects Dupuytren's wide-ranging interests and skills. These four volumes cover a great many subjects including chapters on the surgical repair of hair lip, the classification of burns ... " (Heirs of Hippocrates)

Book of Common Prayer (The) ... together with the Psalter, or Psalms of David, title in red and black, marginal tears with neat old repairs, occasional marginal worming (affecting odd letter), lacking free endpapers, previous owner's pencil signature to front pastedown, previous owner's near contemporary ink notes to final pastedown, scattered spotting and staining, contemporary reverse calf, rubbed and worn, bumping to corners and extremities, cracked joints but holding firm, by Thomas Baskett, ... and by the Assigns of Robert Baskett, 1760 § The Book of Common Prayer ..., D1&2 torn vertically and mostly lacking, 3D1 & 3T2 with tear into text, occasional marginal water-staining, scattered spotting, modern library cloth, Oxford, by T. Wright and W. Gill, 1768 § Bayley (Rev. John) A Sermon preached in the Parish Church Newark, second edition, half-title, small hole to half-title and title head, ex-Nottingham libraries with occasional ink-stamps, unbound, a little rubbed and stained, 1823 § Browne (Rev. J. H.) On Justification. A Charge delivered to the Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Ely at a Visitation held in the parish church of St. Michael's, Cambridge, light browning to title, ex-Nottingham libraries with occasional ink-stamps, occasional faint staining, later paper wrappers, title in manuscript to upper cover, chipping to extremities, 1826 § Two Sermons by the Late John Philip Rolleston; with an introductory one, by his Father, ex-Nottingham libraries with occasional ink-stamps, original cloth, lightly sunned at edges, a little rubbed, n.d.; and others, sermons, v.s. (34).

England to Australia.- Wickes (Edmund, emigrated to Australia and later to New Zealand, 1836-1913) Log for the Ship Strathfieldsaye Bound for Port Philip which left the Port of London Dec 8th 1852…, autograph manuscript, title and 101pp., a few pp. loose, slightly browned, original straight-grained morocco, slightly rubbed, 8vo, 1852-53.  *** “Dinner time with a bowl of Pea Soup & a Piece of Fat Pork, The Pale young men made a violent Plunge to get their Heads over the Bullwork’s & in doing so his foot caught in the rope & then Pitch head long on the Deck, & at the same time he would deliver up his Breakfast which he had so voraciously devoured that morning.” – Wickes.

Cavalieri (Giovanni Battista) Romanorum Imperatorum Effigies, title within architectural border, 157 engraved portraits of Roman Emperors on 151 leaves, engraved author's arms to A1, printer's device at colophon on final leaf verso, small amount of worming to title affecting border, initial gathering mis-bound and partially mounted on stubs, some light foxing and soiling, worming to pastedowns, contemporary limp vellum, ink manuscript title to spine, toned, yapp edges, [EDIT 16 CNCE 10458; Mortimer Italian 119], 8vo, Rome, Francesco Coattino, 1590.*** Portraits run from Julius Caesar, through to the Holy Roman Emperors concluding with Rudolphus II who was elected in 1576. 

Book trade history.- Battaglini (Angelo) Dissertazione accademica sul commercio degli antichi e moderni libraj recitata nella generale adunanza tenuta nella Sala del Serbatojo d' Arcadia il di 7. settembre 1786, first edition, title printed in red and black and with fine engraved vignette by Giordano, final imprimatur f., some spotting or staining, lightly browned, early 19th century drab wrappers, ink manuscript title to spine, [Munsell, Catalogue of books on printing and the kindred arts, 11; Cicognara 1577], 8vo, Rome, Giovanni Zempel, 1787.  *** Rare first edition of this history of the book trade. Battaglini (1759-1842), cleric, writer & editor, and deputy head of the Vatican Library under Marini. Includes early scribes and booksellers and their unrealistic pricing, complaints of shoddy editing and printing, and early writers on the book trade with bibliographical references. 

Illustrated Bible.- Biblia veteris testamenti et historiae, title within ornate woodcut figurative border, title and following 2ff. with small silked or paper repairs to gutter foot, small tear F8 to woodcut border, I7 with colophon and large printer's device to verso mis-bound after F8 part 2, ?lacking final blank (I8), 1554, bound with Novi Testamenti, Jesu Christi Historia effigiata, 1553, and Apocalypsis S. Joannis, final leaf Bb6, 1553, 3 parts in 1, first two titles in red and black, woodcut illustrations throughout, finger soiling (heavier to start), occasional damp-staining at top, endpapers renewed, vellum manuscript over borards, lettering in brown, with partial initial in red to upper cover, toned and light wear, [not in Adams; VD16 B 2559; VD16 B 2564; VD16 B 5274], small 8vo, Frankfurt, Hermann Gülfferich.*** The format and style of this work heavily inspired by emblemata.  First title border signed "HB", for Hans Burgkmaier. 

16th century France.- Marriage contract between Philippe de L'Espinas and Dame Odette bamille, manuscript in Latin, on 2 vellum membranes, 2 small tears in lower margins (seals removed), folds, slightly yellowed, c. 950 x 560mm., 28th November 1517

Ireland (William Henry) Ballads in Imitation of the Antient, title lightly toned, Preface with one or two passages marked in blue pencil, one leaf with short marginal tear, occasional very light soiling, 20th century manuscript notes on endpapers, contemporary calf, spine gilt, lacking label, upper joint split with cover just holding, 1801; Rhapsodies, engraved portrait (lightly browned and offset), some light spotting to portrait and title, a few later marginal pencil notes, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, printed paper label "Ireland Shakespeare Fabrications. G. Hilder Libbis" to upper cover, joints split, 1803, first editions, bookplates, book-label of J.O. Edwards, spine ends and corners worn, rubbed; and 3 others by the same, including first edition Stultifera Navis, 8vo (5) *** The first mentioned the first book published by Ireland in the wake of the scandal caused by the discovery of his notorious forged Shakespeare manuscripts and documents. 

Judaica .- Josephus (Flavius) Le Grant Almageste, contenant les Annales et Antiquitez Iudaicques depuis la creation du Monde, title within ornate figurative woodcut border, 6 whole-page woodcut illustrations, woodcut initials, large woodcut printer's device to final leaf, small ink manuscript inscription to title head and bibliographical note in later hand to front endpaper, first 56ff. with defects and paper repairs at lower fore-edge corner, these leaves comprising the title with small loss to border and portion of imprint, ã2-4, ã6, A3 & A6 all with text affected but most with letters supplied in manuscript facsimile, and B1-J4 the repairs affecting blank margins only, otherwise some damp-staining, eighteenth panelled century calf, gilt, repair to lower cover, a little soiled and scuffed, folio, Paris, Denis Janot, 1533.*** Rare: USTC lists only one copy, and we can trace no copy at auction in last decade. Not in Adams, or Mortimer French. Woodcuts likely from incunabula illustrations. 

Jersey provenance.- Bible, French. La Sainte Bible, printer's device on title, text in double column, ruled in red throughout, numerous woodcut illustrations, including the Old Testament series after Hans Holbein, 14ff. of manuscript translation in at Mm6, title browned with paper repairs to edges and slip laid-down to verso, A2&3 mounted on stubs with a few innermost letters lost, Pp1-6 thin paper repairs to edges, Qq1-5 paper repairs with loss of side-notes and some other letters, Qq6 defective with lower half supplied in paper (?no text lost), otherwise occasional very minor spots of stains, nineteenth century morocco over boards, with brass centre-piece and corner-pieces, extremities slightly rubbed, most of brass clasps remaining, g.e., [not in Mortimer French], folio, Lyon, Balthazar Arnoullet, 1550.*** An illustrated edition of the Geneva version of the Bible in French, with Holbein's series of Old Testament illustrations. Notable also for its inclusion of III Maccabees, advertised on the title verso; in this copy a manuscript English translation of the French by one time owner, Mary Le Couteur, has been bound-in. Provenance: the Bailhache or Balhake family [dated eighteenth century ownership inscriptions to title].  Later, the Le Couteur family of Jersey [various and scattered ink ownership inscriptions, including one with small hand-drawn coat of arms]; bought by Mary Le Couteur in 1826 (autograph ink note), and passed to her son, John Le Couteur FRS, Aide de Camp to Queen Victoria. 

Astronomy.- Streete (Thomas) Astronomia Carolina, with exact and most easy tables and rules for the calculation of eclipses, third edition, title in red and black, edge silked with 3 other small repairs, stained, woodcut diagrams, occasional manuscript notes in ink, damp-staining and others soiling, endpapers renewed, eighteenth century calf, spine head torn and foot repaired, [Houzeau & Lancaster 9229], 4to, S. Briscoe and R. Smith, 1716*** Third edition of the first printed text in English to discuss Kepler's first and third laws of planetary motion, alongside Streete's own version of Kepler's second law; originally published in 1661, it was a standard textbook, consulted by Newton, Flamsteed, and Halley. The Macclesfield Library copy, with 'South Library' bookplate and usual blind-stamps to initial pages.

Manuscript miscellany.- Copy of General Eliot’s Letter to Sir Horace Mann dated at Gibraltar 12th Septr. 1782; papers relating to a law case to a trading voyage to Africa, 1713-16; papers relating to Thomas Day, 18th & 19th centuries; Ireland, ?Inniskillen, “Poll of the tythe… of the Parish of Innis…”,  1815; papers relating to the Elphinstone family, 19th century; 2 ALs.s. from General Sir William Codrington; John Atkins (editor of Tribune) 4 letters with some mention of George Orwell; 4 large photographs of President Nikita Khrushchev and Marshal Buganin visiting Oxford in 1956, some with wear or browning, v.s., v.d. (qty).

Royal Naval interest.- Stewart (Margaret, married John Stewart, daughter of Sir Thomas Staines, naval officer, 1776-1830) Commonplace Book, manuscript in two hands, title and 81pp. excluding blanks, on thick paper, ff. working loose, original floral decorated cloth, rubbed, lacks spine, sm. 4to, [c. 1825].  *** Some poems unpublished, including: “Congratulatory Verses to Sir Thomas Staines, Captain of the Cyane frigate, On the recent loss of his left arm in the Bay of Naples…”; “A Prologue spoken by one of the young comedians on board the ship Briton off Bordeaux”; “On opening the private garrison theatre at Canterbury.”

Lancashire, Darwen.- Final agreement in the king’s court at York, in the octaves of Trinity, between William de herle, John de Stonore, William de Shareshull, John juge, John de Chardelode, John de Trenaignon and Richard de Aldeburgh justices, granted and recorded in the court of Edward II of a fine on Agnes wife of Robert de hornclyf in Darwen Lancashire, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 23 lines, small flaw in vellum at end not affecting text, folds, slightly soiled, 283 x 280mm., 1335.  *** Sir John Stonor [Stonore] (c. 1281-1354), justice.

Bible, Spanish.- Russell (Christopher, translator, of the 17th Foot Regiment, son of the Rev Cecil Russell, Vicar of Drumcree, Co. Westmeath, Ireland) The Psalms of David in Spanish…, manuscript in Spanish, title and c. 230pp., in a neat cursive hand, ruled in pencil throughout, title loose, slightly browned, front free endpaper and front free endpaper loose, original calf, worn, upper cover detached, spine defective, 8vo, 1726. 

[Choisnet (Pierre)] [Le Rozier ou Epithome Hystorial de France], second edition, woodcut illustrations throughout, woodcut initials, a couple of marginal early ink manuscript notes, lacking title (a1; but supplied in manuscript facsimile), lacking another leaf from first gathering (?a8), lacking all after b1 at end (therefore b2-4, but a further 2ff. of text supplied in manuscript facsimile), all leaves in first gathering and R3-4 with paper repairs to edges with loss of some text, side notes and illustrations, Ll2-4 frayed at edge loss of side notes, otherwise some trimming affecting headlines and side notes and a few stains, eighteenth century calf, rebacked preserving original backstrip, extremities worn, [Adams F881; Brunet IV, 1441; Mortimer French 466; Renouard ICP III, 452], folio, [Gilles Couteau for François Regnault], [Paris], [1528].  

Suffolk, Barnham.- Rents due unto my Master Sir Henry Palmer Baronet, manuscript, 1p., small tear at head, creased, folio, 29th September 1664; and 6 others, including another Barnham document, a vellum document issued in the name of Louis XIII of France; a German ?legal manuscript, 1650’s-60’s, and two printed pieces of ephemera (1. Coronation of their Majesties King George III and Queen Charlotte; 2. Thomas Humphries, Watch and Clock Maker of Barnard Castle), v.s., v.d. (7).

Cookery.- Martin (E.) [Collection of recipes], manuscript, 77pp. (including 3pp. index at end), some ff. loose, others working loose, browned, original vellum, rubbed, creased and soiled, sm. 4to, 1737 – [19th century]. *** c. 23 pages of 18th century recipes and the rest from the 19th century. Recipes include: “To make a Plumb Cake”; “To make Wiggs”; “Gingerbread Cakes”; “To Make Almond Cakes”; “Tea Biscuits”; “To Cure Red Beef”; “Sturgeon Pickle”; “To Make a Triffle”; “Custards” etc.

Economics.- [Atkinson (Jasper)] Observations on the Reports of the Committees of the Houses of Parliament on the expediency of resuming cash-payments at the Bank of England, in a letter to a friend, 1819, bound before, Remarks on some Occurrences since the Reports ... on the expediency of the resumption of Cash-Payments at the Bank of England, 1819, bound with, Cursory Observations on some parts of the evidence before the Committee ... on ... Cash-Payments at the Bank of England, in a second letter to a friend, 1819, bound with, A Letter to a Friend upon the late rise in the Foreign Exchanges, 1819, together 4 works bound as 1 vol., presentation copy from the author signed to Sir Edmund Antrobus, drophead title with contents list and manuscript insertion, scattered very faint spotting, bookplate, contemporary calf, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 8vo.

Mussolini (Benito, fascist dictator, 1883-1945) & Victor Emmanuel III (King of Italy, 1869-1947) Commission of Lieutenant Colonel Romanelli of Artillery to be director of the artillery directorate of Messina, D.s. “Mussolini” & “Victor Emanuel”, printed with manuscript insertions, ink stamp in lower corner, folio, Rome, 28th January 1926; and another, a postcard portrait of Mussolini, v.s., v.d. (2).

Emblemata.- Ovid. La Vita et Metamorfoseo d'Ovidio, edited by Gabriello Simeoni, 3 parts in 1, first title with woodcut medallion portrait of Ovid and another of Diana on verso, woodcuts emblems by Bernard Salomon with verse beneath and within decorative borders, second part title within woodcut border and with one full-page woodcut 'La Fontana di Roiag in Overnia', a couple of ink manuscript notes in early hand(?s) to margins, as well as ink ownership inscription to title and final leaf foot, stab holes to inner margin throughout, occasional small nicks at edges, a little minor finger soiling and similar, later vellum-backed boards, [Adams O511A; c.f. Mortimer French 405], 8vo, Lyons, Jean de Tournes, 1584. 

Rendell (Ruth, novelist and short story writer, 1930-2015), “Barbara Vine.” The Blood Doctor, original draft typescript with extensive manuscript corrections, together with a covering letter gifting the draft and a typescript of the finished version of the novel, numerous pp., unbound, folio, [c. 2002]. 

Letter writing.- Verepaeus (Simon) Selectiores epistolae clarorum virorum, colophon f., Antwerp, [Geeraet Smits for] Jean Bellère, 1574 bound with Macropedius (Georgius) Methodus de conscribendis epistolis, occasional early ink marginalia, final f. blank, Cologne, Heirs of Arnold Birckmann, 1573, together 2 works in 1 vol. (plus parts of 2 related works at end), titles with woodcut printer's device, woodcut decorative initials, occasional spotting, lightly browned, contemporary blind-stamped (including biblical portraits) pigskin-backed boards with part of a 15th century liturgical manuscript, spine in compartments, piece missing from pigskin of upper compartment and a smaller piece from lower compartment, lacking 1 tie, some staining, 8vo *** Two scarce works on the art of letter writing.

Bible, English.- Bible (The): that is, the Holy Scriptures contained in the Olde and Newe Testament, woodcut device to title, woodcut illustrations, double-column, folding plate and map both heavily defective, trimmed occasionally touching headlines, previous owner's ink inscription to title & title verso, ink manuscript arrows throughout, one or two short marginal tears, 2L3 with small loss to fore-edge, 2M4 with loss to lower corner just touching text, 3A2, 3G5 & 3G6 with tears into text, 5M1 with tear into text and old repair, 5X3-5X5 with tears and loss affecting text (old repairs), lacking 5X6 (?blank),  [Herbert 148], Christopher Barker, 1577, bound after, The Booke of Common Prayer, title in red and black within woodcut border, double-column, occasional manuscript ink notes, Robert Barker, 1603, scattered staining, near contemporary panelled calf, rebacked, upper cover detached, small loss to spine extremities, rubbed and worn, folio.

Bees.- Taylor (Henry) The Bee-Keeper's Manual, third edition, frontispiece and illustrations, bookplate to front pastedown, extensive manuscript notes to half-title in contemporary hand, occasional pencil, annotations in other hand, original pictorial cloth, gilt, extremities bumped, spine faded and ends chipped, 8vo,[1846]. *** Provenance: Bookplate of Barbavilla House, West Meath.

Llwyd (Richard) Gayton Wake, or Mary Dod; and her List of Merits. A Poem in Four Parts, first edition, half-title, advertisement f. at end, presentation inscription "From the Author to the Miss Gleggs" to head of title, ownership name to pastedown, book-label of J.O. Edwards, occasional toning, the odd spot, but overall excellent, original boards, old ink manuscript title to spine and upper cover, some wear to spine and corners, portion of backstrip peeling away from upper joint, Chester, J. Fletcher, 1804; and a first edition "Poems" by the same (1804), 8vo (2) *** Richard Llwyd (1752-1835) was known as "The Bard of Snowdon" and began life as a domestic servant. 

First World War, Egypt and Palestine.- Edwards (Walter, East Kent Regiment) Diary of service in Egypt and Palestine, manuscript, 84pp. excluding blanks, in pencil, original cloth, slightly rubbed, 120 x 75mm., [1917] – 18; and 5 other First World War items relating to another soldier, Victor Lack, serving in France, v.s., v.d. (6).  *** “Nov 5 1918 … we came against a Turkish outpost. They proceeded to attack… Turkish fire seemed to increase but there was no returning without orders… two mounted officers came up… we think they were spies… . The situation was hopeless… the cavalry came up and supported us and drove the Turks back… the Turks are in full flight. Nov 17 We are salvaging the Turkish lines in Gaza… . Everything seems to have been blown sky high. Such a terrible mess I have never before seen, one could stand in the shell holes and be completely hidden.” – Edwards.

Bloomfield (Robert) Wild Flowers; or, Pastoral and Local Poetry, 8 wood-engraved plates, H. Bradley Martin copy with his bookplate become detached and loosely inserted, book-label of J.O. Edwards, contemporary ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, the odd spot but overall very good, uncut in original boards, old manuscript title to spine and price "4/6" to head of upper cover, rubbed and soiled, spine with vertical split, joints split, but stitching holding, for Vernor, Hood [&tc], 1806 § Mitford (John) The Poems of a British Sailor, half-title, 7pp. list of subscribers, occasional light soiling or spotting, uncut in original boards, early reback, manuscript title to spine, spine ends little chipped, rubbed and soiled, for the Author by W. Flint, 1818, first editions; and others, 19th century poetry, 8vo & 12mo (c.25)

Ceylon Ice and Storage Company, Ragama, Ceylon, good for 1 Rupee, 1 August 1901, serial number 197, two manuscript signatures, original very fine, rare Campbell 4842, Hern 369 £600-£800

Oriental Bank Corporation, Ceylon, 50 Rupees, Colombo, 18- (c.1866-81), serial number C2347, two manuscript signatures, split and rejoined, several small wear and tear holes, overall very good and an excessively rare note in issued form, an exceptional find in any condition Pick S144 £3,000-£4,000 --- Even though this note was clearly issued and circulated, it is probable that the date and serial numbers on this note are later additions, added to keep the note in circulation after the original numbers and date had faded. It is not possible to tell whether this was done officially or by a member of the public.

Ceylon Ice and Storage Company, Ragama, Ceylon, good for 50 Cents, 1 August 1901, serial number 289, two manuscript signatures, lovely clean and original paper, very fine and very scarce Campbell 4841, Hern 368 £600-£800

Norges Bank, 1 Speciedaler, 1875, serial number 7928891, two manuscript signatures, original paper, damage to right margin, two small ink stains, very good and very rare in any grade Pick A47 £1,000-£1,500

Bank of New South Wales, New Zealand, £1, 1 July 1930, serial number F238814, two manuscript signatures, in PMG holder 25, very fine Pick S162 £600-£800 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Ceylon Ice and Storage Company, Ragama, Ceylon, good for 25 Cents, 1 August 1901, serial number 236, two manuscript signatures, original very fine, very scarce Campbell 4840, Hern 367 £600-£800

Standard Bank of British South Africa Limited, £1, printed date 16 November 1891, serial number A/1 073556, two manuscript signatures, 3mm tear in top margin, in PMG holder 25, very fine, a superb original example of the first date of issue for this iconic series, thus very scarce Pick S352, Hern 120 £1,000-£1,500

Government of Ceylon, 100 Rupees, 1 June 1926, serial number D/4 62608, Fletcher and Woods signatures, in PMG holder 30, very fine, manuscript signature on reverse, a pleasing example and very rare in any condition, this being the only note graded by PMG BNB B208i, Pick 27a £4,000-£6,000

Ceylon Ice and Storage Company, Ragama, Ceylon, good for 10 Cents, 1 August 1901, serial number 65, two manuscript signatures, original good fine, very scarce Campbell 4837, Hern 366 £500-£700

Oriental Bank Corporation, Ceylon, 10 Rupees, Kandy, 1 January 1881, serial number K133057, two manuscript signatures below, superb original paper, annotation on reverse, in PMG holder 20, very fine, a very attractive example and extremely rare especially in issued format, a lovely note Pick S162 for similar £7,000-£9,000

De Nationale Bank van den Oranje Vrystaat Beperkt, £1, 24 December 1892, serial number 22895, three manuscript signatures, split and rejoined, pinholes, in PMG holder 15 NET, choice fine, the better of only two notes graded by PMG, very rare Pick S531, Hern 297 £1,500-£2,000 --- PMG is currently allocating any and all notes that have been officially split and rejoined as NET. This note has not been repaired or altered and is entirely original

Natal Bank Limited, South Africa, cancelled £5, 1 May 1908, serial number B21120, two manuscript signatures, several CANCELLED overprints and perforations, some stains, in PMG holder 20, very fine, extremely rare in issued form, regardless of cancellations, with only two examples graded by PMG Pick S467, Hern 261 £800-£1,000

Ceylon Ice and Storage Company, Ragama, Ceylon, good for 5 Rupees, 1 August 1901, serial number 59, two manuscript signatures, original very fine, rare Campbell 4843, Hern 370 £600-£800

National Bank of South Africa, Natal issue, £1, Durban, 3 January 1918, serial number U402983, manuscript signature at low left, about fine, original and scarce Pick S392, Hern 287 £260-£320 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Pennsylvania, October 1773, 2 Shillings and 6 Pence, serial number 740, three manuscript signatures, and a State of Connecticut Continental Army Military Payment Indent, 1782, Hartford, serial number 2.928, cancellation hole, first fine, second fine (2 notes) £150-£200

Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China, $50, Shanghai, printed date 1 June 1921, serial number I/W 14240, two manuscript signatures, rust, edges slightly trimmed, in PMG holder 15, choice fine and still an attractive example of a very rare note in issued form, one of only three graded by PMG Pick S186b £1,500-£2,000

Barclays Bank (D.C.O.), Rhodesia, £1, 1 September 1926, serial number A065065, one manuscript signature, in PMG holder 25, very fine, an attractive and original example of the first date of issue, and a repeater serial number as well! Pick S112 £500-£700

Standard Bank of British South Africa Limited, cancelled £5, manuscript date 6 December 1911, serial number A/5 608325, two manuscript signatures, black CANCELLED handstamps and perforation, pinholes, in PMG holder 15, choice fine, rare Pick S353, Hern 121 £600-£800

Reserve Bank of New Zealand, $5, ND (1993), serial number CT 000229, Brash signature, uncirculated and with a manuscript signature of Sir Edmund Hillary in right field, a rare and interesting presentation BNB B124b, Pick 177a £200-£280 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Cape of Good Hope Bank, Johannesburg/Potchefstroom Issue, £10, 29 November 1889, serial number 01835, two manuscript signatures, Cape Town struck through and replaced with Johannesburg, but also with red Potchefstroom overprints, very good, this branch extremely rare Pick S177 for similar, Hern 116 £1,200-£1,600

A collection of hardback and other books, relating to railways and canals, including: 19th Century North British Railway Acts, 4 vols, half calf, each with manuscript contents pages; The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway and its Locomotives 1846-1923, by R. W. Bush; Historical Account of the Navigable Rivers, Canals, and Railways of Great Britain, by Joseph Priestley, 1831; The British Railway System, by Henry Grote Lewin, 1914; and others, together with a folder of collected 19th Century ephemera relating to North Eastern and Scottish railways. Provenance -PROVENANCE: From the collection of Eric Lomax 'The Railway Man' of Berwick.Eric was an avid collector from an early age and passionate about steam trains and technology, collecting books, documents, photos, and ephemera throughout his life. He, and his much-loved wife Patti, featured in the blockbuster film, ‘The Railway Man’, and were played by Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman. It tells the true story of Eric, who, whilst serving as British army officer in World War II, was captured and subsequently tortured by the Japanese in a Burma labour camp. After the war, he suffered years of mental turmoil, but was eventually rescued from his torment through the love of Patti.

A late Victorian circa 1870s and onwards handwritten manuscript combination recipe & map book. With elaborate calligraphic title page, dated September 22 1871 and named to A. (Annie) Arnold. Containing approx. twenty-three hand-drawn and hand coloured maps of South America, New Zealand, England, Italy and the United States. To the opposing page of each map are recipes, either pasted in from newspaper clippings or written by hand, including preserving instructions, recipes for Scotch bread, pork pies, buttered eggs, Jubilee pudding etc. Appearing to have been used for recipes until circa 1900s. Bound in half morocco with marbled boards. An interesting example of Victorian manuscript ephemera. 8vo.

A framed and glazed illuminated manuscript, 27cm x 21cm 

GEORGIAN framed manuscript and sealed indenture, 40cm by 77cm

A George IV Coronation medal in Gutta Percha, floral border, obverse with laureate bust & inscribed: “George IV, King of Great Britain”, reverse: crown within wreath of rose, thistle, & shamrock; “Born Aug. 12th 1762, Accession To The Throne Jan. 29th 1820, Crowned July 19th 1821”; with pale blue silk ribbon, & accompanying manuscript note: “This Medallion Was Worn by my Beloved Wife at a Ball on the Bowling Green at (?) on the Day of the Coronation of George ye 4th, July 19th 1821 – The First Time I Ever Was Her Partner at Dancing”.

Nickel Plate Products Inc H0 Gauge CSS&SB South Shore 700 Box Cab Electric No 2768, made by NKP/NAP, Japan, unpainted, in original box, G-VG, box G, manuscript labelling

E Suydam & Co H0 Gauge Pacific Electric Wood Powered Express Box Motor Model No 900, made in Japan, unpainted, in original box, G, tarnished, box F-G, label with manuscript amendments

Overland Models Inc H0 Gauge UP CA-6 Caboose OMI-1211, made by Ajin Precision Mfg, Korea, custom painted and lightly weathered by Bywater Models, Bideford as No 25383, in original box, VG, box G, manuscript update to label and painter's label applied

United Scale Models HO Gauge 90 3 truck Minas De Tarapaca Shay No 5, made in Japan, custom painted to good standard, in original box, manuscript titled, F-G, box F, foam replaced

North West Short Line H0 Gauge Erie Stillwell 72' Car square window version, made by Orion, Japan, unpainted, in original unlabelled box, VG, box G, manuscript inscription to one end

A folder compiled by John Humphreys (1939-2012), sporting and countryside author, relating to a punt gun he built, titled/inscribed by John Humphreys to front cover "Gunning Punt - Built by me in Autumn 1966. Inspired by Colin Willocks' book "The Gun Punt Adventure". John Humphreys.", folder containing two Typed Letters Signed from Colin Willock to John Humphreys, content re designing/building punt gun including suggestions of books with good information for appropriate measurements etc, dated 20th April 1966 and 25th April 1967, both on Anglia Television headed paper, plus approx. 16 pages of manuscript pencil and pen & ink drawings of the punt gun, measurements, lists of some features, cost of materials etc, plus a quantity of invoices for various materials, black & white photograph mounted on cover of folder depicting John Humphreys out on water rowing his punt with his dog; together with a 64 page manuscript memoir by Ernie James of Welney (1906-2005), one of the last (some said the last) of the legendary "Fen Tigers" - the elite breed of men who scratched a seasonal living on the Fens of East Anglia, housed in postally used envelope dated 1990 with inscription by James "All memories are wrote in here. To my friend John Humphreys".From the estate of John Humphreys (1939-2012), distinguished sporting and countryside author who wrote for Shooting Times for more than 40 years – for much of that time contributing the weekly ‘Country Gun’ column. He was a much loved character of the shooting community who dedicated his life to the promotion of shooting, fishing and the countryside.

A fine Georgian commonplace album c.1831, containing many well executed pen, ink and watercolour sketches, pencil & watercolour, pencil drawings, some manuscript prose and extracts etc., some watercolours heightened in gilt, some on rice paper, 35+ well executed drawings/sketches in various media in total, many of which full page, plus several leaves of m/s extracts and prose, watercolour floral decorative title page/ownership inscription leaf "Miss Sarah Wood London 21st December 1831" at front, contemporary full decorative green morocco gilt, lower joint split, all edges gilt (24 x 20cm)